GT5 Screens Show Online, Live Weather

GT Academy finalists get tweaked demo.

Published 05/02/2010 at 1:02.
By Alex C [nofi].

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Whilst the GT Academy demo/time trial didn’t do that much to impress me personally, the finalists appear to be competing on a much more advanced version of Gran Turismo 5.

The updated demo, as can be seen in the shots below (via GT Planet) appear to show online functionality, including a live weather hook-up. It’s unclear as to what this actually involves, but have a good stare at the off-screen photos to see what else you can make out.

Thanks, Andytorr.

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jonny_bolton | 05/02/2010 01:06
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“Thanks AndyTorr?” Is he back making a menace of himself around TSA again these days!?
herotoozero | 05/02/2010 01:35
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WOW, more GT hype….next?
AJ | 05/02/2010 03:45
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It sure would be neat if you could race in either that track’s current conditions or in your local conditions.

Guess we won’t know for another half a year though. I don’t understand why Sony lets them keep delaying the damn game. It must be something awesome. Like a livery editor. :)
I can dream….
- gclarkey | 05/02/2010 09:15
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  Thats what I was thinking, the tracks current conditions. But serioulsy, who needs this crap? Just release the fucking game, have this in a patch.
MUKARKAR | 05/02/2010 04:37
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i need to forget about this game, until sony have normal human being release date.
- Flightx | 05/02/2010 05:17
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  tell me about it. but to be fair there are alot of good games coming up soon to dry our tears with
  - MUKARKAR | 06/02/2010 15:11
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    yeap ur right
webby_15-0 | 05/02/2010 07:59
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by the time this game comes out, it’s gonna be so hyped up, that we are all going to be very very disapointed. instead of keeping everyone waiting, why dont they just release the game and then every now and then release some dlc or just do a firmware update?
- cam the man | 05/02/2010 13:37
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  It’s already ‘so hyped up’
jayboy31 | 05/02/2010 08:07
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Where on the screen shots does it suggest anything about changing the weather conditions? If you mean that cloud symbol in the top right, thats just the local weather that we had in the Prologue version isn’t it?
This game could never actually be finished, the longer they delay it the more they think of adding to it, as webby said, just release it then update it as & when.
- nofi | 05/02/2010 08:20
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  Where in the article does it suggest anything about changing the weather conditions? ;) I’m assuming it’s just local weather, yes.
Roynaldo | 05/02/2010 08:42
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The latest Tiger Woods has this, its pretty cool, adding further to the realism.
- Amphlett | 05/02/2010 09:26
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  Does it include lap dancing sessions between rounds?
Fresh191 | 05/02/2010 08:51
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Its almost like playing the game, the amount we get to read about it.
It sounds great, the whole game sounds great but it means nothing until we actually get some confirmation on when the thing will be playable.
Until then Forza still owns the road.
BrendanCalls | 05/02/2010 09:28
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Are Polyphony running the risk of creating such as monster that they can no longer control it. It will be the pinnacle of driving games for years to come, but they seriously rn the risk of making this such a big and complicated game that almost everything could go completely wrong
- cam the man | 05/02/2010 13:39
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  Polyphony always seems to pull it out the bag.
  Let’s hope they can with GT5.
Lone Wolf | 05/02/2010 10:01
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Argh!! just release so many racers this gen have suffered the Xbox effect
- Lone Wolf | 05/02/2010 10:02
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  * and Supercar Challenge that game is horrible!!!